National Shoreline Study. Regional Inventory Report. North Atlantic Region. Volume I.

• Other Authors: CORPS OF ENGINEERS NEW YORK NORTH ATLANTIC DIV
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1971
• Subjects: Civil Engineering; *COASTAL REGIONS; *BEACHES; PROTECTION; EROSION; CONTROL; MANAGEMENT PLANNING AND CONTROL; LEGISLATION; RESEARCH MANAGEMENT; VIRGINIA; MARYLAND; DELAWARE; NEW JERSEY; NEW YORK; CONNECTICUT; RHODE ISLAND; MASSACHUSETTS; NEW HAMPSHIRE; MAINE; *NATIONAL SHORELINE STUDY; NORTH ATLANTIC REGION; BEACH EROSION; *SHORE PROTECTION; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0730915; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0730915

The National Shoreline Study and the existing Federal shore protection programs recognize beach and shore erosion as problems for all levels of government and all citizens. To satisfy the purposes of the authorizing legislation, a family of 12 related reports has been published. The reports on the North Atlantic region are: Regional inventory reports; Shore protection guidelines; Shore management guidelines; Report on the national shoreline study. (Author) See also Volume 2, AD-730 916.